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- “They Say Geniuses Pick Green. But You Didn’T Pick it.” - Jack
- “So Much Love... and Also, So Much Information.” - Greg
- “You Never Told Me About Your Cat-Milking Days in Motown.” - Pam
- “Greg, You Have A Very Unique Last name.” - Dina
- “Puff Is Just The Name of The Boy’S Magical Dragon.” - Jack
- “I Will Bring You down. I Will Bring You Down to Chinatown.” - Jack
- “I Have nipples, Greg, Could You Milk Me?” - Jack
Jack makes it clear that Greg is going to have to work hard for his approval from the moment he arrives at the house. He compliments the color of Greg’s rental car and asks if he picked it. Greg tells him, “Oh, no, the guy at the counter. Why?” Jack wryly explains that psychologists believe choosing green is a sign of intelligence – but he didn’t p...
When Greg sits down to dinner with Pam’s parents for the first time, Jack reads out a poem he wrote to honor his late mother. His poetry ranges from sweet sentiments, like “You gave me life / You gave me courage,” to graphic details of how she passed on, like “The cancer ate away your organs / Like an unstoppable rebel force.” At the end of the poe...
Jack’s poem is just one part of the movie’s wildly uncomfortable dinner scene. Greg learns that Pam was once engaged to another man, makes up a story about milking cats, and accidentally destroys Jack’s mother’s urn with a champagne cork. When Greg complains to Pam that she never told him she was engaged to her ex-boyfriend Kevin, she fires back th...
Since the sequel to Meet the Parents is called Meet the Fockers, Greg’s last name no longer has any surprise factor in the original movie. But before the sequel hit theaters, it was a great gag. RELATED: Meet The Parents And 9 Other Movies You Didn’t Know Were Remakes Dina backhandedly compliments Greg on his “very unique last name” and asks how to...
When Jack plays one of his favorite songs for Greg in the car, he explains the subliminal messaging behind the seemingly wholesome “Puff the Magic Dragon.” He says that it’s not about a dragon and that it’s really about drugs, but Jack has no idea what he’s talking about. Greg awkwardly explains, “Some people think that... to ‘puff the magic dragon...
When Jack finds Denny’s pipe – or, as Jack calls it, “a device for smoking marijuana” – Denny claims that it’s Greg’s, which doesn't sit well with Jack. Jack corners Greg in a changing room and threatens to bring him “down to Chinatown” in a reference to the ‘30s classic “Minnie the Moocher.” Jack‘s outdated pop culture references point to his outd...
Greg has to improvise when he says he grew up in a cramped apartment in Detroit and Jack reminds him that he mentioned living on a farm earlier in the day. He makes up a story about his family owning a farm in Detroit where be used to milk cats. Jack didn’t think that was possible, but Greg assures him, “You can milk just about anything with nipple...
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With Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner. Male nurse Greg Focker meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date's worst nightmare.
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01. Greg: I love your daughter, Jack. I love her more than anything. But frankly, sir, I'm a little terrified of being your son-in-law. This whole weekend has given me a lot of doubts about whether or not I could even survive in your family. I think you've got some serious issues.
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Sep 28, 2023 · Meet the Parents. Meet the Parents is a 2000 comedy film starring Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller about male nurse Greg Focker who meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date's worst nightmare. Directed by Jay Roach. Written by Jim Herzfeld and John Hamburg. First comes love.
